บททั้งหมดของ Rejected by the Beta: บทที่ 171 - บทที่ 180

My eyes fly open in shock and I can feel the tension in the room almost instantly.The two females in the room are standing at the edge of my bed, weapons in their hands, their backs to me, their stance both protective and battle ready.There are voices coming from outside, loud, angry voices.Voices that I recognize.Fear strikes me and I scramble to my feet, “What is happening?”“You have nothing to fear, Righ,” Jeznel says, tightly. “You are safe here.”Her mantra doesn’t seem to be doing anything to quell my fears. I can hear the sounds of people shouting outside and the clash of weapons.For some reason, I don’t believe them right now.“How do they know where I am?” I can’t help this panicked feeling inside of me. But at the same time, I can feel my wolf ready to attack at any moment. “They must have tracked you by the chains they held you captive with,” Veneez sounds calm but from the way she adjusts her body, it seems she’s gearing for an attack.“Fera-”“We don’t kn

“What did Fera do?” I burst out, suddenly worried about my friend.“She didn’t do anything,” Damien responds. “But she’s injured.”He picks me up as if I weigh next to nothing and then, tossing me over his shoulder like a bag of potatoes, he begins striding out the door.“Wait!” I struggle in his hold. “Put me down! I can walk!”“Be a good girl and stay,” he tells me, calmly.“Don’t treat me like a dog, Damien!” I snarl. “Put me down or I’m going to start pinching your butt!”He immediately stops in his tracks and his voice is suggestive purr, “Is that a promise?”“Pervert!” I try to kick him but he immediately let’s go.“Fine,” his voice is abrupt, his mood changing in the blink of an eye. “I don’t want you shattering my ear drums anyway.”He begins walking and I barely manage to keep up, “What happened to Fera?”“I don’t know yet. She’s being tended to.”Tended to? By whom?My question is soon answered when I round the corner and see Fera’s still body laying on the ground

Damien stares at me as if he can’t quite believe what I’m saying. This is hard for me as well. Acknowledging that I actually fell for Damien, another man, just barely a year after losing James. Despite knowing everything, a small part of me feels guilty. And yet, being around Damien, his touch, all of it, it feels so right, in a way that it never felt with James. And it’s time I admit that to myself. The silence between me and Damien is long and filled with unasked questions and doubts.“You sound so sure,” he finally murmurs, and there’s no sign of the sharp-tongued man I’m so accustomed to, right now.I give him a weak smile, “I was fighting with myself, with my own feelings for a while now. I was so determined to see you as the enemy that the lines of my own feelings and emotions just got blurred somewhere along the way. I wasn’t blind to how you treated me. I mean, you were, and still are, a bit of a jerk, but I cannot remember a single moment when you were not there when I n

“I-” I’m on my feet before I can say anything, he says, “Fera needs you.”He’s talking to Caleb and the monk abandons me in a heartbeat. The traitor.I decide to leave, not ready to have this conversation, or any other.But just as I am about to pass by Damien, he grabs my arm, stopping me, “I think it’s time we talk.”I hesitate, “I don’t-”“Well, I do,” he says, simply. “Sit.”I wonder if his domineering side would ever change. Highly doubtful. Damien is a man who is used to getting what he wants.However, I am too worn out to pick a fight with him. So, I just return to my seat.Damien doesn’t take a seat, pacing for a few moments, as if trying to figure something out. His energy is all riled up. It’s strange to be able to see this darkness leaking from him now. Caleb and Fera haven’t commented on it so I don’t know whether they are able to see it.Damien’s voice distracts me from my thoughts, “Have I been harsh to you?”“What?” I stare at him.His brows are furrowed tog

“Well, you’re right,” Caleb murmurs, sitting back in his chair. “It’s definitely a sealing spell. And a very strong one at that. Either its caster is an ancient being or just incredibly powerful. I can’t break this.”I’m immediately plagued by the memory of my brief conversation with my brother which Damien allowed. He had mentioned the curse. Had this been the curse he had been talking about or had he been talking about the curse plaguing the Righs?However, Caleb’s words catch my attention, “Why would I expect you to be able to break this spell?”“Because of who I am,” he blinks. “I should be-”“Who are you, exactly?” I finally demand, a question that has been eating at me since he saved us.Caleb looks surprised before glancing in Damien’s general direction, who very conveniently looks away.“Somebody needs to start talking,” I growl. “Now would be preferable.”“I thought you told her everything!”Damien’s silence was telling and then he scowled, “It was never necessary to b